{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"KZYX News","title":"Plans for more housing in Ukiah Valley underway","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":390,"description":"October 17, 2022 — The City of Ukiah and a private developer spoke to a citizens group last week about a variety of plans to increase housing stock in the Ukiah Valley. \r\n\r\nPlans for a housing project on 171 lots at the south end of town are getting closer to breaking ground. And the city is updating its general plan for 2040, with an eye toward land use, infrastructure, and agriculture, among other elements. A new state law and a focus on accessory dwelling units are meant to make it easier and more affordable to build more housing within city limits. Jesse Davis, Planning Manager with the City of Ukiah, and Jake Morley, a developer with Guillen Construction, spoke about their work at a meeting of the inland Mendocino County Housing Action Team on Thursday morning.\r\n\r\nThe proposed project, Bella Vista, has been under consideration in one form or another for about a decade. It is a modification to a proposed subdivision formerly called Gardens Gate, a nearly fifty-acre property just outside Ukiah city limits, on South State Street. A map of the proposal shows that it is centered between Gobalet Lane and Plant Road, and extends west near Oak Knoll Road and Oak Court. The lot sizes range from about 3,500 square feet to just over 18,000 square feet. The plan includes four point four acres of open space, and a roundabout at South State Street and Plant Road. It is in the Willow County Water District.\r\n\r\nJake Morley calls himself the “paper project manager” for Guillen Construction, which means he’s been coordinating the studies and other preparatory materials for the development agreement with the county. He said 39 of the 171 lots will be age-restricted to people 55 years old or older; and that ten percent of the balance of the lots will be dedicated to moderate-income housing. He said the homes for seniors will be between a thousand and 1250 square feet, with extra wide hallways and bathrooms, and the larger homes will be between 1400 and 1800 square feet, to...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/xZpAumwbhFUpJUYcwaQ1-q6snzOyqAm13l7cW6AWPCM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mMzkz/NjAwNjc2OWMyZmFk/YWY2YTdmYjI5M2Mz/YWMxNy5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}